Greenlanders voice anger and fear as Trump renews interest in territory

Greenland residents have expressed fear and indignation after renewed statements from Donald Trump about acquiring the Arctic territory.

The people of Greenland do not want to become American. We are not for sale.

Business owner Mia Chemnitz said.

The comments followed signals from the White House that it was actively discussing an offer to buy Greenland from Denmark.

Trump has previously suggested the United States could consider taking Greenland by force if necessary.

Greenlanders said anxiety intensified after the US forcibly detained Nicolas Maduro in a separate operation.

That’s when it stopped feeling abstract.

Tupaarnaq Kopeck, now living in Canada, said.

Aaja Chemnitz, a Greenlandic MP in Denmark’s parliament, described the rhetoric as “a clear threat.”

Greenland’s strategic location between North America and the Arctic has long justified a US military presence dating back to World War Two.

Interest in Greenland’s rare earth minerals has increased as climate change reduces ice coverage.

The citizens of Greenland are nervous about this.

Sermitsiaq editor-in-chief Masaana Egede said.